An SQ helicopter (Phil Carpenter/ THE GAZETTE)
Quebec provincial police will step up aerial surveillance of provincial highways over the next 10 days.
Sûreté du Québec helicopters will be on the lookout for speeding and other risky practices until July 3. The increased surveillance is because of the St-Jean and Canada Day long weekends and the beginning of summer holidays.
Last year, 14 Quebecers were killed and more than 620 were injured in road accidents between June 23 and July 3.